Young people getting married are more interested -- and more invested, to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars -- in creating a unique event for their wedding, says the Knot's Editor in Chief Kristen Maxwell Cooper. "It is very expensive, but people are still spending on this part of their lives," says Maxwell Cooper. "But the guest count has dropped. They want to create a one-of-a-kind experience. Something that stands out as an amazing event on social -- that's where they want to put their money." And chances are, young people will

"It is very expensive, but people are still spending on this part of their lives," says Maxwell Cooper. "But the guest count has dropped. They want to create a one-of-a-kind experience. Something that stands out as an amazing event on social -- that's where they want to put their money." And chances are, young people will continue to put their money toward major YOLO extravaganzas. "I don't see this changing," says Maxwell Cooper. "Maybe if we hit a recession, spending on weddings will dip. But I'm doubtful young people will flip the

“We packed this enormous box and when she opened it, everything she needed was ready. That was fun,” Howard said. Another bride-to-be stopped by the store one day after seeing a dress she loved in the store’s picture window. “She didn’t even have a boyfriend, much less a fiance, but wanted to try it on. She said she knew she would get married in that dress. Three years later she came back with her wedding pictures in that dress,” Lawrence said. But Howard and Lawrence say one of their most memorable weddings was also their largest bridal party ever.

What else? Maybe a bit more snark. It also had amazing visual images -- always crucial in a world of glowing screens -- showing lots of very non-mainstream looking religious people. The crowns made out of rifle bullets were especially nice. Thus, Wilken said, you have guns, Trump and crazy religious people. And the tsunami of Parkland follow-up stories on AR-15s provided the news hook, turning a rather strange local or regional story into a national story. Take it away NPR : Hundreds of faithful at a Pennsylvania church on Wednesday carried

“I grew up going to White Castle all the time,” said the groom, who's from Queens, N.Y. “I used to be in a bowling league, and there was a White Castle right next to the bowling alley, and every morning, I ate it first thing.” After he proposed to his now-wife in July 2017, she secretly submitted them into the contest, knowing how formative those sliders and chicken rings were for Adam. (The couple lives in Dallas, where there are no White Castles.) When they won, he was shocked and overjoyed. “My favorite thing about all of this is that the food at the reception is White Castle,” he said. “I didn’t